Hazon, Israel

Hazon
Council Merom HaGalil
Region Galilee
Affiliation Kibbutz Movement
Founded 1969
Founded by Moshavniks from the Galilee
Website www.mizra.org.il

Hazon (Hebrew: חָזוֹן) is a moshav in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel. It falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. It is located nine kilometers east of Carmiel, and as of 2005, its population was about 500.[1]

Hazon takes its name from the slopes of Mount Hazon, where it resides. It was founded in 1969 by moshavniks from the Galillee. Southeast of the moshav lie the ruins of Hazor, which has remnants from the Iudaea Province era.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mapa's concise gazetteer of Israel (in Hebrew). Yuval El'azari (ed.). Tel-Aviv: Mapa Publishing. 2005. p. 178. ISBN 965-7184-34-7.

Coordinates: 32°54′21.96″N 35°23′37.32″E / 32.9061000°N 35.3937000°E